Horse-detacher.



J. GLAXTON. HORSE DETAOHEB.

' APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2, 1908.

' Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

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J'. R. GLAXTON. HORSE DBTAOHER.

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Patented Oct. 6, 1908..

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Be 1t known that I, JOHN R JCLAXT'ON, a in the countyof Lyon and Stateoflowa, have invented certain new and usefulglmprovements inHorse-Detachers, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear exact description of theinvention, such and as will enable othersskilled in the artyto which it appertainsto make and use the same. i

This. invention relates new" and useful improvements in horse det'achersand it isthe primary object of the invention to provide a novel deviceof this character whereinthe driver, or other occu ant iof thevehi'clemay quickly and safely re ease thehorse from the vehicle in case of arunaway, or for other pur. poses. i

'It is-also an obj ectiofitheinvention top ro vide anovel device of thischaracter which,

when operated, willrelease both the trace hooksandthehold back orbreech-hooks;

It is also an objectof theinvention toprovide a noveldevice 10f thischaracter which will be simple inconstruction, efiicientand"advantageous in practice and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

the invention'consists in the-details of construction and in the novelarrangement and combination of parts to-be herelnafter more particularlyreferred to.; i i I In describ' g 'theinventioni n' detailife r;

encewill be had to theaccom anyingdraw ings forming partofthis spec'cationwhere 1n like characters of referencedenotecorree spending partsin rthe several view s andlin verE being shown.

I may be of any desired structure having the brake mechanismiZiadting inconjunction ification of Letters Pate 1 I f @Plliflio'nflg i i e 2,1908,Serial m. 4 7 1 Y with , residing at Doon,

a to be manually o n the drawings 1 denotes avehicle, V

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thelrear supporting wheels 3. While the brake mechanism in its detailforms no part of the present invention it has been found most essentialthat a brake mechanism be employed in the successful 0 eration'of theinvention, and. that said bra e mechanism be as simple and convenient asit is necessary that as soon as the animal is released it should bestopped,. as is thought to be obvious.

Suitablysecured to the forward axle4 of the 7 vehicle arethe shafts 5,connected as usual by the. cross bar 6. Each of the shafts isrovided'with the hold-back or "breech-hoo 7,

which passes throughthe brackets 8 and is provided with a rearwardlyprojecting extension 9, which passes through an additional bracket 10.Thisextension is embraced or' surrounded by an expansiblecoil spring 11,which abuts a washer adjacent the bracket IOand a washer 13 adjacent adepending finger 145. This finger 14 is to allow the hook erated when itis desired to hitch an anima to the shafts. I i

f The inner end of the extension 9 has secured thereto the end of aflexible connection 15,: in thisinstance, a chain which asses p h j j gp a V I around ja'pulley 16,' suitably mounte in a With the above andother objects in v i'ew bracket 17 adjacentanend of the cross bar 6. Theconnection then passes inwardly fb eneathjthe cross bar and passesaround a Vsecond'pulley 18,,mounted in a bracket,19 .1 andposrtioned toone side ofthe pivot point ofjthewhiflietree 20. The connection 15 isthen secured toan eye 21 carried by an up-,

standing lever .22 suitably pivoted at its lower end.

-'-' {r q1eve '22' of suchlength as to be of convenient access bythedriver, or other occupant of the'vehicle, and it has its lower endpivoted as at23 between two depending parallel plates 24. These lateshave their upper end portions25 angu ar, and these angular portions aresuitably secured to the rear face of the cross bar 6. It might be alsowell to state that the plates 24 depend upon the cross bar 6 on anoutward incline in order to permit proper movement ofthe lever 22.

The-lever 22 is provided a distance above the eye 21 with a second eye26. This eye 26 is engaged by the ends of flexible connections 27, eachof which pass around a pulley 28 suitably mounted within a bracket 29fixed to theunder surface of the whiflie-tree 20, said pulley 28 beingpositioned adjacent the pivoted point of the whiffle-tree. The

connection 27 is also in engagement with an eye 30 carried by the innerend of an extension 31, of the trace hooks 32. The trace hooks 32 passthrough a bracket 33 and the trace clip 34, while the extension 31projects through a bracket 35.

The extension 31 is surrounded by an expansible coil spring 36 into osedbetween within the shafts and hitched thereto become unruly, should runaway, or should it be desired to quickly unhitch the animal it is onlynecessary to pull upon the lever 22, as such ull on the lever 22together with the lb connections 15 and 27 will release the hooks 32from the traces 38 and the hooks 7 from the hold back or breech straps39.

In order that the hooks 7 and 32 may be .held in an inoperative or openposition, a

gravity dog 40 1s pivoted as at 41 to one of the plates 24 adjacent itsupper end. This dog 40 is provided with an L-shaped slot 42, the foot 43of the slot extending u wardly.

The lever 22 is provided with a aterally projecting post 44, whichprojects through the slot 42 and when the lever has been pulled backsufficiently to release the hooks 7 and 32 the pawl will position thepost 44 within the stem 43 of the slot 42, and by con- 'tacting with thewalls of the stem 43 the post will hold the lever 22 against return andthereby the hooks 7 and 32 will remain open until'the pawl 40 issufliciently elevated to release the post 44. To release the post 44 thefree end of the dog 40 is provided with an extension or finger 45.

The shafts 5 are pivotally held by brackets 46 projecting forwardly fromthe forward axle 4 and each of the shafts has adjustably mounted thereonthe clip 47 which is adapted to pass within the bracket and in contactwith the axle 4. This clip 47 possesses sufficient resiliency as to inno way interfere with the necessary movement of the shaft when an animalis hitched thereto and it further 305-- sesses sufficient rigidity tohold the sha ts 5 elevated after the animal has been released therefrom.This is of reat benefit as it prevents the ends of the s iafts fromcontacting with the road way and thereby increasing liability of injuryto the occu )ants of the vehicle and the possibility of emolishing thevehicle.

I claim:

1. In combination with the shafts of a vehicle having breech hooksthereon and having a whiffle-tree provided with trace hooks; of platescarried by the cross bar of the shafts, a lever pivoted between theplates, connections between the lever and the trace hooks and the breechhooks, whereby a move ment of the lever in one direction will impartmovement to said hooks, and means carried by one of the plates acting inconjunction with the lever for holding the lever against return movementwhen said lever has been moved in one direction.

2. In combination with the shafts of a vehicle having breech hooksthereon and having a whiflle-tree provided with trace hooks; of platescarried by the cross bar of the shafts, a lever pivoted between theplates, connections between the lever and the trace hooks and the breechhooks, whereby a movement of the lever in one direction will impartmovement to said hooks, a gravity dog pivoted to one of the plates, saiddog having an L- shaped slot therein, the stem of the slot extendingupwardly and a post on the lever projecting through the slot.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN R. CLAXTON.

Witnesses O. R. MCDOWELL, W. G. BENTLEY.

